AP PHOTOS: Big Mass on Rio beach as pope rests

A pilgrim wrapped in a Brazilian national flag watches as Catholic youth gather on Copacabana Beach for the inaugural World Youth Day Mass in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. As many as 1 million young people from around the world are expected in Rio for the Catholic youth event. (AP Photo/Nicolas Tanner)
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A pilgrim wrapped in a Brazilian national flag watches as Catholic youth gather on Copacabana Beach for the inaugural World Youth Day Mass in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. As many as 1 million young people from around the world are expected in Rio for the Catholic youth event. (AP Photo/Nicolas Tanner)
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Catholics kneel at portable confessionals set up in Quinta da Boa Vista park during World Youth Day events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. As many as 1 million young people from around the world are expected in Rio for the Catholic youth event. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)— AP

Catholics kneel at portable confessionals set up in Quinta da Boa Vista park during World Youth Day events in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. As many as 1 million young people from around the world are expected in Rio for the Catholic youth event. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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A decal that reads in Portuguese: "Jesus protect my family," decorates a wall just above a framed print of Jesus Christ in a home in the Varginha neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. On Thursday, Pope Francis is expected to visit the chapel and the community known by locals as the Gaza Strip because of its heavy violence before police "pacified," it in January, pushing out powerful drug gangs and setting up a permanent outpost. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)— AP

A decal that reads in Portuguese: "Jesus protect my family," decorates a wall just above a framed print of Jesus Christ in a home in the Varginha neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. On Thursday, Pope Francis is expected to visit the chapel and the community known by locals as the Gaza Strip because of its heavy violence before police "pacified," it in January, pushing out powerful drug gangs and setting up a permanent outpost. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)
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In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano Pope Francis leads a private Mass in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Francis arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Monday to begin a weeklong visit to participate in the World Youth Day festival. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)— AP

In this photo provided by the Vatican newspaper L'Osservatore Romano Pope Francis leads a private Mass in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Francis arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Monday to begin a weeklong visit to participate in the World Youth Day festival. (AP Photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
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Pilgrims wait in line in hopes of getting a limited but free ticket to the Wednesday Mass to be celebrated by Pope Francis, outside the Aparecida Basilica in Aparecida, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. The pope had no public events Tuesday. On Wednesday, he travels to Aparecida, where the governor said 1,800 police will provide security. Plans are for Francis to use his open-air popemobile for the one-kilometer (half-mile) trip from a helipad to the Aparecida basilica. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)— AP

Pilgrims wait in line in hopes of getting a limited but free ticket to the Wednesday Mass to be celebrated by Pope Francis, outside the Aparecida Basilica in Aparecida, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. The pope had no public events Tuesday. On Wednesday, he travels to Aparecida, where the governor said 1,800 police will provide security. Plans are for Francis to use his open-air popemobile for the one-kilometer (half-mile) trip from a helipad to the Aparecida basilica. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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Nuns wait in line in hopes of getting a limited but free ticket to the Wednesday Mass to be attended by Pope Francis, outside the Aparecida Basilica in Aparecida, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. On Wednesday, Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas, will fly over farmland and sugar cane fields to visit the mammoth basilica that holds the statue of Brazil's patron saint, the Virgin of Aparecida. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)— AP

Nuns wait in line in hopes of getting a limited but free ticket to the Wednesday Mass to be attended by Pope Francis, outside the Aparecida Basilica in Aparecida, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. On Wednesday, Francis, the first pontiff from the Americas, will fly over farmland and sugar cane fields to visit the mammoth basilica that holds the statue of Brazil's patron saint, the Virgin of Aparecida. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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The statue of Brazil's patron saint, the Virgin of Aparecida, stands behind glass inside the basilica named after her in the town of Aparecida, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Reverence for the figure of the Virgin Mary runs particularly deep in Latin America. The Vatican says that Pope Francis personally insisted that a trip to the Aparecida Basilica be added to his Brazilian visit agenda. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)— AP

The statue of Brazil's patron saint, the Virgin of Aparecida, stands behind glass inside the basilica named after her in the town of Aparecida, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Reverence for the figure of the Virgin Mary runs particularly deep in Latin America. The Vatican says that Pope Francis personally insisted that a trip to the Aparecida Basilica be added to his Brazilian visit agenda. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
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Roque Steves, dressed in the likeness of the Pope, waves to members of security and the press as he arrives to the Sumare residence where Pope Francis is staying in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Steves said he is a social worker who caters to the poor, and his outfit was his way of calling attention to charity work. Francis is in Brazil for World Youth Day, a church event that takes place about every three years and brings together young Catholics from around the world. (AP Pho— AP

Roque Steves, dressed in the likeness of the Pope, waves to members of security and the press as he arrives to the Sumare residence where Pope Francis is staying in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Steves said he is a social worker who caters to the poor, and his outfit was his way of calling attention to charity work. Francis is in Brazil for World Youth Day, a church event that takes place about every three years and brings together young Catholics from around the world. (AP Pho
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In this July 20, 2013 photo, a woman holds up a replica of the statue of the Virgin of Aparecida as others wave flags with her image at a Mass ahead of World Youth Day in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The appeal of Brazil's patron saint has transcended the church's legions of faithful in the world's biggest Catholic country. She's been syncretized with the goddess of love and maternity in a Brazilian religion with roots in west Africa, and her dark complexion has endeared her to blacks and those with a mix— AP

In this July 20, 2013 photo, a woman holds up a replica of the statue of the Virgin of Aparecida as others wave flags with her image at a Mass ahead of World Youth Day in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The appeal of Brazil's patron saint has transcended the church's legions of faithful in the world's biggest Catholic country. She's been syncretized with the goddess of love and maternity in a Brazilian religion with roots in west Africa, and her dark complexion has endeared her to blacks and those with a mix
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A cross is illuminated on a building near Copacabana beach where pilgrims gathered for the World Youth Day inaugural Mass in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. As many as 1 million young people from around the world are expected in Rio for the Catholic youth event hat takes place about every three years. Pope Francis arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Monday to begin a weeklong visit to participate in the WYD festival. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)— AP

A cross is illuminated on a building near Copacabana beach where pilgrims gathered for the World Youth Day inaugural Mass in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. As many as 1 million young people from around the world are expected in Rio for the Catholic youth event hat takes place about every three years. Pope Francis arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Monday to begin a weeklong visit to participate in the WYD festival. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)
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Pilgrims hold a cloth with an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe during the World Youth Day inaugural Mass on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. As many as 1 million young people from around the world are expected in Rio for the Catholic youth event. Pope Francis arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Monday to begin a weeklong visit to participate in the WYD festival. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)— AP

Pilgrims hold a cloth with an image of the Virgin of Guadalupe during the World Youth Day inaugural Mass on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. As many as 1 million young people from around the world are expected in Rio for the Catholic youth event. Pope Francis arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Monday to begin a weeklong visit to participate in the WYD festival. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)
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A member of the clergy takes a picture near a newly constructed altar on Copacabana beach, where pilgrims gathered for the World Youth Day inaugural Mass in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Clergy celebrated the opening Mass on a huge white stage covered with a bright red carpet as the crowd held aloft flags from dozens of nations. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)— AP

A member of the clergy takes a picture near a newly constructed altar on Copacabana beach, where pilgrims gathered for the World Youth Day inaugural Mass in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Clergy celebrated the opening Mass on a huge white stage covered with a bright red carpet as the crowd held aloft flags from dozens of nations. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)
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Pilgrims attend the World Youth Day inaugural Mass on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. As many as 1 million young people from around the world are expected in Rio for the Catholic youth event. Pope Francis arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Monday to begin a weeklong visit to participate in the WYD festival. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)— AP

Pilgrims attend the World Youth Day inaugural Mass on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. As many as 1 million young people from around the world are expected in Rio for the Catholic youth event. Pope Francis arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Monday to begin a weeklong visit to participate in the WYD festival. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
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Thousands of young pilgrims get revved up as they gather on Copacabana Beach for a World Youth Day inaugural Mass in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. A cold rain Tuesday night didn't stop upward of 500,000 faithful from gathering on to mark the event. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)— AP

Thousands of young pilgrims get revved up as they gather on Copacabana Beach for a World Youth Day inaugural Mass in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. A cold rain Tuesday night didn't stop upward of 500,000 faithful from gathering on to mark the event. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
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Pilgrims hold onto the World Youth Day Cross, also known as the Pilgrim Cross, given to the youth by the late Pope John Paul II, during the inaugural World Youth Day Mass on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)— AP

Pilgrims hold onto the World Youth Day Cross, also known as the Pilgrim Cross, given to the youth by the late Pope John Paul II, during the inaugural World Youth Day Mass on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)
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A group of pilgrims arrive with one of the World Youth Day symbols, Icon of Our Lady, for the start of their inaugural Mass at Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. As many as 1 million young people from around the world are expected in Rio for the Catholic youth event, that takes place about every three years. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)— AP

A group of pilgrims arrive with one of the World Youth Day symbols, Icon of Our Lady, for the start of their inaugural Mass at Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. As many as 1 million young people from around the world are expected in Rio for the Catholic youth event, that takes place about every three years. (AP Photo/Luca Zennaro, Pool)
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A general view of the altar during he inaugural World Youth Day Mass on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. A cold rain Tuesday night didn't stop upward of 500,000 faithful from gathering on to mark the event. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)— AP

A general view of the altar during he inaugural World Youth Day Mass on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, July 23, 2013. A cold rain Tuesday night didn't stop upward of 500,000 faithful from gathering on to mark the event. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis)
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Pope Francis took it easy Tuesday after his long flight to Brazil, attending a private Mass and meeting with church officials.

The World Youth Day festival got underway, with an estimated half million Roman Catholic faithful crowding onto Copacabana beach for a Mass under rainy skies.

Preparations also continued in the town of Aparecida, where the pope will go Wednesday to visit the basilica that holds Brazil's patron saint, the dark-skinned Virgin of Aparecida, and have lunch with bishops and seminarians.

Here's a gallery of images from the second day of Francis' visit to Brazil.